Valentine’s Sweet Potato Brownies
Ingredients
1 cup roasted sweet potato, mashed (about 1 medium-sized sweet potato)
1 cup almond butter (or peanut butter or a combo of the two)
10 soft coconut date rolls (or large pitted dates)
2 eggs
⅔ cup cocoa/cacao powder
1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon pink Himalayan/sea salt
½ cup chocolate chips (plus more for top, if desired)
Optional Add-Ins:
¼ cup chopped walnuts
¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
¹⁄₁₆ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 scoops (or more) Organixx Clean Sourced Collagens powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F. Pierce a sweet potato several times and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for about 45 minutes or until fork is easily inserted. Allow potato to cool and remove the peel. Mash up and measure out 1 cup.
- Add mashed potato to a food processor along with almond butter, dates, and eggs. Process until you reach a smooth consistency — this may take several minutes.
- Add cocoa/cacao powder, vanilla, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cayenne pepper, Organixx Clean Sourced Collagens powder, and coconut. Process again. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts, if using.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spread batter in a lined 8” x 8” baking pan and bake at 350F for about 30 minutes (start checking around 23 minutes).
- Remove pan from oven and allow brownies to cool before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
Serves 9.
Per serving :
Calories: 104
Total Fat: 11.6g
Total Carbohydrate: 24.4g
Dietary Fiber: 4g
Sugar: 12.8g
Protein: 4.4g
Ingredients Highlights
Almond butter is a food paste made from raw or roasted almonds. Compared with peanut butter, it’s higher in calcium, potassium, manganese, and monounsaturated fat but lower in protein.
Cacao powder is high in many essential vitamins and minerals as well as fiber.
Cayenne Pepper has several surprising benefits such as helping to support circulatory health.
Collagen helps maintain the structure and integrity of skin, hair, nails, muscle tissue, bones, tendons, and more. Organixx Clean Sourced Collagens includes targeted nutrients such as zinc, vitamin C, and vitamin B6 which enhance the bioavailability and potency of collagen.
Dates are rich in heart-healthy potassium. Just one cup provides 27% of the recommended daily requirement.
Sweet potatoes are a versatile root vegetable brimming with health benefits. They’re high in antioxidants and fiber, are excellent for eye health, and promote a healthy brain and gut.
Walnuts are neuroprotective and support heart health. They are loaded with antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, manganese, molybdenum, and biotin.
Hi Cynthia!
I gotta say, this is one of my favorite recipes thus far. Hope you enjoy them!
Much health to you,
Katrina
Hi Nikiwe!
I hope you enjoy these brownies as much as I did. Thank you for being here!
Happy chocolatey baking,
Katrina
Wow thank you so much for the sweet potato recipe.
Regards
Nikiwe Masinga
Brownies sound perfect...gonna give this recipe a try!!!!!